: lit from behind
a backlit photograph/scene
a backlit display
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Now the company has announced a 75-inch display featuring its color-rich Spectra 6 ePaper.
Despite making great strides in color ePaper over the years, onscreen content still can't match backlit LCD, OLED or other display technologies in terms of color depth and eye-popping visuals.
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New Atlas, 14 Apr. 2025
The room’s wall-in closet is noteworthy, too, featuring backlit shelves and hanging spaces alongside seating areas for taking a load off.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
This fireproof and waterproof safe features a digital backlit keypad and plenty of storage space for your valuables and documents.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
In the distance is the great mass of Monte Argentario, lambent by morning, dramatically backlit at sunset.
—Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
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New Atlas, 14 Apr. 2025
The room’s wall-in closet is noteworthy, too, featuring backlit shelves and hanging spaces alongside seating areas for taking a load off.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
This fireproof and waterproof safe features a digital backlit keypad and plenty of storage space for your valuables and documents.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
In the distance is the great mass of Monte Argentario, lambent by morning, dramatically backlit at sunset.
—Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Backlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backlit. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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